Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:58 PM 12/17/96 +0000, Michiel wrote: > >The front element is about 5mm closer to the filmplane compared to a >summicron NF, but also the rear element is closer to the filmplane. >Why wouldn't leica discuss this? THAT I don't know. I just know I am a-swamp in Leitz literature of the era, and the distinction is never noted. This was the topic of a hot thread on the old RP Misc a couple of years back. I had a couple of rigids at the time, and I measured all of them and found that, damn!, there is a difference. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!